Pottery by Dai on fri 27 aug 99
Hi, Michelle - Just sprinkle some borax (as in 20 mule team) in the area
where the ants are, and guaranteed, 2 days or less---dead-ant, dead-ant! I
used it both outside on our sidewalk that runs by the kiln room, and inside
the kiln room, both places where the little buggers had congregated. I
think they take it back to their nests and it wipes out the whole colony, or
something. Good luck!
Dai Scott in Kelowna, B.C. getting ready for 6 shows this fall/winter---I
must be out of my mind!
potterybydai@home.com
Thonas C. Curran on sun 29 aug 99
Pottery by Dai wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi, Michelle - Just sprinkle some borax (as in 20 mule team) in the area
> where the ants are, and guaranteed, 2 days or less---dead-ant, dead-ant! I
> used it both outside on our sidewalk that runs by the kiln room, and inside
> the kiln room, both places where the little buggers had congregated. I
> think they take it back to their nests and it wipes out the whole colony, or
> something. Good luck!
> Dai Scott in Kelowna, B.C. getting ready for 6 shows this fall/winter---I
> must be out of my mind!
> potterybydai@home.com
P.S. It also does a job on nearby vegetation, so be careful. Everyone
asks if it's the drought which caused the hosta leaves to turn
brown...and I have to say it's borax. Carolyn where it's rained the
last two days...hooray except for vacation for outdoor kiln
Mary Ella Yamashita on sun 29 aug 99
Here is an ant trap recipe that has worked well for me. You will have a
steady stream of ants coming and going, but eventually they will all die
from ingesting the yeast.
Mix 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup baking yeast, and 1/2 cup molasses. Smear a
thin layer on several index cards and place them syrup side up in areas
where ants travel.
My studio intruders are brown recluse spiders; wish this recipe worked on
them.
Mary Ella
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